Success (The Posies album)

Success is an album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1998.[5][6] The band broke up after the album's release; they regrouped in 2005.[7][3]

Success
Studio album by
Released18 February 1998
StudioEgg Studios, Seattle, Washington
GenreAlternative rock
LabelPopLlama[1]
ProducerThe Posies, Johnny Sangster, Conrad Uno
The Posies chronology
Amazing Disgrace
(1996)
Success
(1998)
Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork8.0/10[4]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called Success "the most laid-back album the Posies have recorded to date; freed of the glossy production of their Geffen years and of the major label pressure to record a 'hit,' they turned out an album that was more immediate, more relaxed, and more theirs."[2]

Track listing

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All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.[8]

  1. "Somehow Everything"
  2. "You’re the Beautiful One"
  3. "Looking Lost"
  4. "Fall Apart With Me"
  5. "Placebo"
  6. "Who to Blame"
  7. "Start a Life"
  8. "Friendship of the Future"
  9. "Grow"
  10. "Farewell Typewriter"
  11. "Every Bitter Drop"
  12. "Fall Song"

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Discogs[8]

The Posies
Production
  • Conrad Uno, Johnny Sangster, The Posies - producer, mixing
  • Mark Guenther - mastering
Artwork and Design
  • Rusty Willoughby - cover art, design
  • Bootsy Holler - photography

References

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  1. ^ "The Posies Bloom Again Thanks to Box Set - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2 November 2000.
  2. ^ a b "Success - The Posies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Posies: Success: Pitchfork Review". June 4, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-06-04.
  5. ^ "The Posies Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Hitless In Seattle". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "The Posies - Success". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.